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PERSTEXT, the iOS App You Can Use to Design Photos with Text in Perspective, Is Being Upgraded with 12 Free Filters and Enhanced Text Editing Functionality

MELVILLE, N.Y., November 12, 2015— Canon
U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that Canon
Marketing Japan Inc. (CMJ) has recently released 12 new free filters and
editing functions that include copying and resizing text for the PERSTEXT iOS
app that inserts dynamic text into photos so you can enjoy new types of
expression.

CMJ
is offering PERSTEXT as a free photo editing app for iPhone/iPad on the App
Store. With PERSTEXT you can insert dynamic text into photos to convey a message
and a greater design sense, and enjoy a new form of expression and
communication.

This
time, with 12 free filters that make it possible to express changes in color
tone, and special effects, as well as the addition of copying and resizing text
editing functions, you can enjoy expressing images that suit you with even
greater freedom. The new version is available for download at canon.jp/perstext.

In addition
to filters that adjust the color tone, a total of 12 filters to express special
effects such as diorama, vignette, and zoom have been added. By changing the
filter, it is possible to enjoy a variety of different impressions even with
the same image. And, by using the text copy function, the photographer can
insert their signature into images brimming with originality when uploading to
SNS.

About
PERSTEXTPERSTEXT
is a free app for iPhone/iPad/iPod touch1 that makes it possible
insert dynamic text into photos, and share them easily on various SNS. With the
simple operations of just entering text and specifying the perspective lines
with your fingers, you can easily enjoy creating works of art.

By
copying edited text, it is now possible to paste into a different image. By
pasting text into various works, it can be used for the photo's signature and
help expand the range of expression. Also, a function that can retain the
format of edited text when resized has been added, providing even better
freedom of layout.

About Canon U.S.A., Inc.

Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean (excluding Mexico) markets. With approximately $31 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), ranks third overall in U.S. patents granted in 2014† and is one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2015. Canon U.S.A. is committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, providing 100 percent U.S.-based consumer service and support for all of the products it distributes. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. In 2014, the Canon Americas Headquarters secured LEED® Gold certification, a recognition for the design, construction, operations and maintenance of high-performance green buildings. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA. For media inquiries, please contact pr@cusa.canon.com.

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† Based on weekly patent counts issued by United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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